Earlier, Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, said the countries of the European Union and the U.S. support the position of Ukraine against the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and preservation of the role of Ukraine in the gas transit.

He reminded that the Stockholm Arbitration Court satisfied the demands of the 'Naftogaz' in the lawsuit to 'Gazprom' and got a $4,63 billion compensation for the transit gas that had been agreed on but not delivered by Gazprom.

'It is possible to defend against Russia only by the united and effective actions of the world. According to my deep conviction, there is no alternative,' Poroshenko added.